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Both scales are based on Vygotsky's cultural-historical approach. Additionally, they are each structured and scored in the same manner as the Environment Rating Scale(R). \u003cstrong\u003e PERS and CERS can be used in both preschool and kindergarten classrooms\u003c\/strong\u003e to take a deeper look at specific aspects of quality and to provide guidance for improving conditions to support children's development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePERS is a research-based scale designed to analyze and evaluate conditions to support mature (or developed) play \u003c\/strong\u003ethat nurtures young children's imagination and contributes to the development of self-regulation, emotions, communication, social skills, cooperation among peers, speech, storytelling, and literacy. Mature play is also very important for school readiness, children's self-esteem, learning motivation, and successful transition to school. Each item of the scale is focused on a specific and meaningful aspect of complex play support: space for play; program structure and free time for play; play materials; adult's support of children's play; and peer interaction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCERS is a research-based scale designed to analyze and evaluate conditions to support the development of creative thinking and imagination\u003c\/strong\u003e in young children so that they can come up with new ideas, make discoveries, and solve nonstandard tasks. While most early childhood professionals know that encouraging creativity is important, many do not have the tools to do so on a day-to-day basis. CERS can be used as a formal assessment, and it can also serve as a tool for practitioner reflection on how to better support the development of creative abilities in preschool and kindergarten students. 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He has supervised national and international research in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) quality and contributed greatly to the distribution of ECERS in the post-Soviet countries. He is also a founder of the masters program Assessment and Development of ECEC (Cultural-Historical Approach of Lev Vygotsky).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAnna Iakshina, PhD, \u003c\/strong\u003eis an educational and developmental psychologist. She conducts research in the cultural-historical approach on play and imagination and in-service trainings for teachers about play support in kindergartens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreviously, she worked as a preschool teacher in the Golden Key program, based on Vygotskian approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTatiana Le-van, PhD, \u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor and cocreator of the masters program Assessment and Development of ECEC (Cultural-Historical Approach of Lev Vygotsky). 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